We are learning quickly. As a jurisdiction we have had to play a bit of international catch up with jurisdictions in other parts of the world that are accustomed to creating consumer rights and consumer protection through the use of legislative instru>>> read more
Yarram Trading CC (‘Yarram Trading’) conducted a restaurant under the name Tijuana Spur from leased premises in a shopping centre (‘the property’)... read more
The Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, the Revenue Laws Second Amendment Bill, the Securities Transfer Tax Bill and the Securities Transfer Tax Administration Bill were all tabled in Parliament on 30 October 2007. read more
This edition reviews the latest cases relevant to directors’ liability with particular reference to the appointment of a curator to investigate misconduct on the part of directors... read more
Much discussion is currently occurring about climate change, global warming and rising sea levels - in fact, most discussions, at one point or another, end up focusing on the weather read more
It has been fairly widely reported in the press that the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled in the Brummeria Renaissance case that an interest-free loan gave rise to taxable income in the hands of the borrower. read more
In our discussion of the two Bills, which have already been passed by Parliament, we have assumed that they will be duly promulgated in their present form (probably sometime in December or January). read more
The current law governing organ donation in South Africa is the Human Tissue Act No. 65 of 1983 (the HTA). The HTA is designed to “provide for the donation or the making available of human bodies and tissue for the purposes of medical or dental trainin>>> read more
It is relatively comforting to know that when one visits one’s doctor that the rather personal information that you disclose to your GP, is disclosed to him or her within the comfort of what everyone understands
to be the confidentiality of the doctor>>> read more
The preamble to the National Credit Act,
2005 (“the Act”) states that one of the main
objectives of the Act is to promote a fair and
non discriminatory market place for access to
consumer credit and for that purpose recognises
that the standard fo>>> read more
Each year our Minister has some surprises for us, and this year is no exception. And he invariably proves the forecasters of tax changes to be wrong. read more
We are learning quickly. As a jurisdiction we have had to play a bit of international catch-up with jurisdictions in other parts of the world that are accustomed to creating consumer rights and consumer protection through the use of legislative instrum>>> read more
